September 18, 2018 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

September 18, 2018 • Vol. 6, No. 9

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‘A Million Little Pieces’ Director: “I Never Lost The Feeling That It Was Such A Redemptive Story”

MEDIA: Film Preview – September 14, 2018 - The screenplay was written by Sam Taylor-Johnson and her real-life husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who stars as James in the film, which had its world premiere at the Toronto In... Read More...

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Sia Celebrates 8 Years of Sobriety: ‘You Can Do It’

Celebration of Life – September 11, 2018 - “When you’re in a different place every day, there’s this kind of madness that sets in. It’s easy to get away with getting high, because everybody’s drinking on the road,” Sia ... Read More...

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Record Total Number of Deaths in Delaware Suspected Overdoses

No Hope in Sight – September 11, 2018- A record number of people died in Delaware from suspected overdoses in August, according to reports from the Delaware Division of Forensic Science. The monthly total of 39 deaths ... Read More...

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On the brink of death, single mom overcomes addiction

Life Saves Life – September 11, 2018 - But the 32-year-old pushed on and has been sober now for nearly two years. She shared her harrowing story Thursday night at an opioid forum in Chili. Families who attended tell New... Read More...

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F.D.A. Cracks Down on Juul and E-Cigarette Retailers

Smoked Out – Sept. 12, 2018 - The order was part of a sweeping action that targeted both makers and sellers of e-cigarettes. The agency said it was sending warning letters to 1,100 retailers — including 7-Eleven stores... Read More...

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Many ‘Recovery Houses’ Won’t Let Residents Use Medicine To Quit Opioids

Nonsense or Bullshit – September 12, 2018 - “I would say, like, ‘I’m Cristina. I’m on Suboxone; I’m just looking for an open bed,’ “ she says. “And they’re like, ‘We don’t take people on Suboxone.’ And they’d just hang ... Read More...

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Judge, prosecutor oppose measure reducing drug sentences

Tough Adversaries – Sept. 15, 2018 - “Large amounts of dangerous drugs, such as fentanyl, are always charged as trafficking by state and federal prosecutors in Ohio,” said Dennis Willard, a Yes on Issue 1 spokesperson.... Read More...

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‘Dope Man’ to speak in Kokomo, confront deadly drug crisis

Walking the Walk – Sept. 13, 2018 - That addiction, however, reached its nadir when Ryan overdosed behind the wheel and nearly left four people dead. Sent to prison, he began to seek answers — and sobriety. It’s a story... Read More...

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New “help” line helps families impacted by addiction

Dialing for Deliverance – Sept. 13, 2018 - Heroin is the devil,” said Alicia Burdick. “It eats away at your soul. It makes you somebody that you would never dream of becoming. It literally steals your life from you.” ..... Read More...

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Low-dose aspirin offers no overall benefit for healthy older people

Now You Tell Me – Sept. 16, 2018 - Millions of healthy people take small doses of aspirin regularly in the belief that the drug will prevent heart attacks and strokes. But when researchers looked at more than 19,000 peo... Read More...

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Local Sheriff helps woman overcome 20-year drug addiction

Working Together Together – Sept. 12, 2018 - After deciding she wanted to quit, Weisz’s sister put her in touch with Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith. Sheriff Smith says he realizes if addicts get the help they need, ... Read More...

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Drug-Running, Lax Opioid Testing Found in VA’s Residential Treatment Programs

Fentanyl - Front and Center – Sept. 13, 2018 - In the case at the Bath, N.Y., VA Medical Center’s treatment program, Matthew Helmer, 34, of Hyde Park, N.Y., a resident in drug treatment, was charged in October 2017 wit... Read More...

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London musician shares story of addiction, recovery at Salvation Army breakfast

Taking it to the streets – September 14, 2018 - “Sometimes it’s accepted in the musical community, but for me, I could not accept it in my core value,” Smith told Global News Radio 980 CFPL. “I felt like I was not being... Read More...

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The Federal Agency That Fuels the Opioid Crisis

Do they want us dead? – Sept, 17, 2018 - Because of its incompetence, the opioid crisis has gone from bad to worse. The solution: overhauling the agency, or even getting rid of it entirely. The problem begins with poor ... Read More...

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Instagram rolls out a pop-up to address drug addiction

Social Networking – September 13, 2018 - Instagram says people are using the platform’s hashtags to find addiction support and communities as well as illegal drugs. So, in response, the company is rolling out a pop-up t... Read More...

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This Is Reprehensible’: Nan Goldin Responds to News That Richard Sackler Has Patented an OxyContin-Addiction Drug

OxyMoron – September 11, 2018 - As the opioid crisis continues to rage in the US, pharmaceutical manufacturers, activist groups, and state and local governments are engaged in an increasingly heated battle over who bear... Read More...

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Johann Hari: The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it’s connection

Listen and Learn – September 25, 2018 - Renowned author Johann Hari joins Jack Tame in the Newstalk ZB studio talking about his journey to understand drug addiction and how society may be able to deal with it more effec... Read More...

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Newly Released “A Lifelong Spiritual Walk as a Friend of Bill W.” is a Deeply Personal Reflection on a Life Journey Toward Sobriety and God

MEDIA: Book Release – Sept. 14, 2018 - A life-long spiritual walk as a friend of Bill W.” is a tribute to the author’s formative years, being around her grandmother, aunts, uncles, cousins, mom and dad, and all her lovi... Read More...

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Deadly weekend overdoses of cocaine laced with fentanyl

Bad Blow – Sept. 14, 2018 - Officials would not say when or where the fentanyl-laced drugs were sold or bought. Authorities are still investigating. But in giving the warning, District Attorney Summer Stephan said offic... Read More...

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How a White House staffer, Ryan Hampton, became a “VICTIM” of the opioid crisis

A + for Advocacy – Sept. 12, 2018 - Last year, more than 70,000 people died from drug overdoses, mostly from opioids, including prescription painkillers such as OxyContin, Vicodin, and Fentanyl. Drug overdoses have beco... Read More...

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Meet Betty Ford biographer Lisa McCubbin

MEDIA: New Book – SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 -Lisa McCubbin is the author of new book: “Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer.” Full Story @ WGNTV.com... Read More...

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Medicine’s Financial Contamination

Human Greed - System Failure – Sept. 14, 2018 - The latest scandal marks an especially sad failure to meet those ideals. In statements to industry analysts and the American Association for Cancer Research, Dr. Baselga p... Read More...

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How Betty Ford’s courage and candor helped save lives

AND STILL DOES – Sept. 13, 2018 - Lisa McCubbin’s biography, “Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer,” is also celebratory. But it begins on a painful note: the Ford family’s confrontation with ... Read More...

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America’s Obesity Problem is Getting Even Worse

Super Size Me Some More – Sept. 13, 2018 - Six states in particular—Iowa, Ohio, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and South Carolina—had their adult obesity rate increase from 2016 to 2017. Seven states—Alabama, Ar... Read More...

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How to Strip … Sober

One pirouette at a time – 2018 - Which brings me to self-care. Like any other hard job working nights, rest, hydrating, eating well, getting a massage and relaxing are very important things to inject into my recovery. W... Read More...

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